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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 912 (Balloon) (County of Warwick) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics.
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1939
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | W P Lewis | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant | |
| Capt | J V Garmonsway | 22 Mar 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as a Flt Lt and assumed command of No 912 Sqn |
| Mr | T E H Grove DSC | 22 Mar 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as an APO |
| Mr | W H R Lloyds MC | 23 Mar 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as an APO |
| Mr | J A Ottignon | 24 Mar 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as an APO |
| Mr | C R Baron | 6 May 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as an APO |
| Mr | P J Mosedale | 24 Aug 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as an APO, wef 27 Jul 1939 |
| Mr | H D Thompson MC | 24 Aug 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as an APO, wef 2 Aug 1939 |
| Mr | J Bailey | 24 Aug 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as an APO |
| Mr | G T Barnes | 31 Aug 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the AAF as an APO |
| Cpl | Shaneet | 31 Aug 1939 | Arrived on posting from RAF Old Sarum |
| Sgt | Shaneet | 1 Sep 1939 | Arrived on posting from RAF Depot, Uxbridge |
| Lt | L H Gamble | 12 Sep 1939 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Balloon Training Unit, RAF Cardington for Administrative duties |
| AC2 | J A Pitt | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Flt Sgt (unpaid) |
| AC2 | W Gamble | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Sgt |
| AC2 | C H Hustwayte | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Sgt |
| AC2 | J J Bryant | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Sgt |
| AC2 | A W Sweet | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | E E Saunders | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | J T Blower | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | J T Hutton | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | F J Smith | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | C Rhodes | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | C F Aldous | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | F Bayley | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | P H Walker | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | W F Buttery | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | H Fitton | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | H Whitmore | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | L J Rafferty | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | J H Taylor | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | F J Deakin | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | A J Inman | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | W P Allen | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | L L Cole | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | J F Stephens | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | A H Hazel | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | C Robins | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | G Houghton | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | S Gormley | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | K H Widdowson | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| AC2 | G S Harman | 15 Sep 1939 | ACH, promoted to Act Cpl |
| Flt Lt | W P Lewis | 25 Sep 1939 | Adjutant, posted to HQ No 31 Group |
| Lt | L H Gamble | 25 Sep 1939 | Appointed Assistant Adjutant conditional on him taking a commission in the RAFVR |
| APO | P J Mosedale | 25 Sep 1939 | Allocated to 'C' Flight |
| APO | H D Thompson MC | 25 Sep 1939 | Appointed Adjutant |
| APO | J Bailey | 25 Sep 1939 | Allocated to 'A' Flight |
| APO | G T Barnes | 25 Sep 1939 | Allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Lt | L H Gamble | 14 Nov 1939 | Assistant Adjutant, appointed to a commission in the RAFVR as a Flt Lt, wef 14 Sep 1939 |
| AC2 | S C St S Rolfe | 16 Nov 1939 | Died in an accident |
| Mr | A H Brown | 20 Dec 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the RAFVR as an APO, wef 28 Sep 1939 and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Mr | H W Bennett | 20 Dec 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the RAFVR as an APO, wef 28 Sep 1939 and allocated to 'B' Flight |
| Mr | F J Ainge | 20 Dec 1939 | Appointed to a commission in the RAFVR as an APO, wef 28 Sep 1939 and allocated to 'D' Flight |
Source - No 912 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2243)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1939
| Date | Notes |
| 28 Jan 1939 | Formed as No 912 (Balloon) (County of Warwick) Squadron as part of the Auxiliary Air Force at Tyburn Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 17 Feb 1939 | First recruits were attested |
| 16 Jun 1939 | Squadron moved to No 5 Balloon Centre, Whitehouse Common, Sutton Coldfield |
| 24 Aug 1939 | Squadron was embodied |
| 25 Aug 1939 | 6 x War Sites were occupied |
| 3 Sep 1939 | HQ, 'B' Flight established at Walmley Golf Club, Greenhill Road, Wylde Green |
| 3 Sep 1939 | HQ, 'C' Flight established at 'Tillymeath', Hodgehill Common, Castle Bromwich |
| 3 Sep 1939 | HQ, 'D' Flight established at 810 Walsall Road, Great Barr |
| 16 Sep 1939 | HQ, 'C' Flight moved from 'Tillymeath', Hodgehill Common, Castle Bromwich to Midland Aero Club Offices, Castle Bromwich Aerodrome |
| 16 Sep 1939 | HQ, 'D' Flight moved from 810 Walsall Road, Great Barr to 'Tillymeath', Hodgehill Common, Castle Bromwich |
| 19 Nov 1939 | Squadron HQ moved to its War HQ at 'The Grange' Grange Road, Erdington |
Source - No 912 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2243)
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | T E H Grove | 25 Jan 1940 | Embarked for France as an Advance Party |
| AC2 | Dainty | 25 Jan 1940 | Embarked for France as an Advance Party |
| Flt Lt | W H R Lloyds MC | 30 Jan 1940 | Posted to No 954 Sqn (Comprising personnel of No 912 Sqn not moving overseas) |
| APO | J Bailey | 30 Jan 1940 | Posted to No 954 Sqn (Comprising personnel of No 912 Sqn not moving overseas) |
| APO | A H Brown | 30 Jan 1940 | Posted to No 954 Sqn (Comprising personnel of No 912 Sqn not moving overseas) |
| APO | H W Bennett | 30 Jan 1940 | Posted to No 954 Sqn (Comprising personnel of No 912 Sqn not moving overseas) |
| Plt Off | L J M Coleby | 7 Mar 1940 | Attached from HQ, Air Component pending posting for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | G H Lowe | 12 Mar 1940 | Attached from HQ, Air Component pending posting for Meteorological duties |
| LAC | G H Houghton | 13 Mar 1940 | Balloon Fabric Worker, promoted to Temp Cpl, wef 1 Feb 1940 |
| Plt Off | B G Dewsbury | 20 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 5 Balloon Centre |
| Flt Lt | R Goode | 30 Mar 1940 | Rejoined the unit |
| The records for April and most of May were destroyed prior to the evacuation of the squadron from France | |||
| Plt Off | P J Mosedale | 9 Jun 1940 | Assumed command of 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | J W Buchanan | 10 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 908 Sqn, |
| Plt Off | C P Bennett | 10 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 906 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | T E H Grove | 11 Jun 1940 | Attached to Embarkation Office, Southampton |
| Plt Off | J W Buchanan | 11 Jun 1940 | Attached to Embarkation Office, Southampton |
| Plt Off | K G P Toop | 12 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 956 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A J White | 12 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 956 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | T E H Grove | 15 Jun 1940 | Ceased to be attached to Embarkation Office, Southampton and attached to No 2 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | J W Buchanan | 15 Jun 1940 | Ceased to be attached to Embarkation Office, Southampton and attached to No 2 Balloon Centre |
| Flt Lt | T E H Grove | 16 Jun 1940 | Ceased to be to No 2 Balloon Centre and attached to RAF Cardington |
| Plt Off | J W Buchanan | 16 Jun 1940 | Ceased to be to No 2 Balloon Centre and attached to RAF Cardington |
| Plt Off | P J Mosedale | 17 Jun 1940 | Proceeded to No 7 Balloon Centre, Derby with 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | K G P Toop | 17 Jun 1940 | Proceeded to No 7 Balloon Centre, Derby with 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | A J White | 17 Jun 1940 | Proceeded to No 7 Balloon Centre, Derby with 'C' Flight |
| Flt Lt | R Goode | 20 Jun 1940 | Attached to RAF Cardington |
| Plt Off | P J H Green | 24 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 5 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | L G Hall | 24 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 16 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | P J Mosedale | 27 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt, wef 17 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | F Haslam | 2 Jul 1940 | Balloon Fabric Worker, posted to No 1 RAF Depot as non-effective, sick |
| AC1 | H E Couper | 2 Jul 1940 | Discharged from the RAF, wef 25 Jun 1940 |
| Flt Sgt | G D Tonkinson | 2 Jul 1940 | Clerk/GD, posted to No 2 FTS, wef 21 Jun 1940 |
| Cpl | R Southall | 2 Jul 1940 | Meteorologist, posted to AM Unit, wef 24 Jun 1940 |
| Cpl | W C Naylor | 2 Jul 1940 | Clerk/Accounts, arrived on posting from No 956 Sqn, wef 26 Jun 1940 |
| LAC | G S Bower | 2 Jul 1940 | Clerk, arrived on posting from No 957 Sqn, wef 26 Jun 1940 |
| LAC | R G Beutell | 2 Jul 1940 | Meteorologist, posted No 15 OTU, wef 29 Jun 1940 |
| LAC | W G Polson | 2 Jul 1940 | Meteorologist, posted No 6 SFTS, wef 30 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | D J Harvey | 2 Jul 1940 | Clerk/Accounts, arrived on posting from No 956 Sqn, wef 26 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | J G Pringle | 2 Jul 1940 | Clerk/Accounts, arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn, wef 26 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | F J G Stephen | 2 Jul 1940 | Clerk/Accounts, arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn, wef 26 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | E N Jones | 2 Jul 1940 | Balloon Rigger, posted from No 911 Sqn, wef 9 Feb 1940 |
| AC2 | J Tasker | 2 Jul 1940 | ACH, arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn, wef 10 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | R Barlow | 2 Jul 1940 | ACH, arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn, wef 10 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | D Gilkerson | 2 Jul 1940 | ACH, arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn, wef 11 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | T Gray | 2 Jul 1940 | ACH, arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn, wef 11 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | T B Brand | 2 Jul 1940 | ACH, arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn, wef 11 Jun 1940 |
| AC2 | W McFarland | 2 Jul 1940 | ACH, arrived on posting from No 958 Sqn, wef 11 Jun 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | P J Mosedale | 11 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt, wef 17 Jun 1940 |
| Plt Off | F N Stocker | 11 Jul 1940 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt, wef 1 Feb 1940 |
| Plt Off | G H Lowe | 11 Jul 1940 | Ceased to be attached from HQ, Air Component on posting to No 10 Balloon Centre, wef 26 Jun 1940 |
| Fg Off | Parker | 20 Jul 1940 | Attached to Rolleston Camp for Anti-Gas Course |
| Plt Off | P J H Green | 26 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 98 Sqn RAF Gatwick for Meteorological duties, wef 21 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off | C R Pottinger | 1 Aug 1940 | Equipment Officer, posted to No 935 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Newey | 3 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 930 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J V Garmonsway | 21 Aug 1940 | Relinquished command of No 912 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | H D Thompson | 21 Aug 1940 | Assumed command of No 912 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G H Gray | 20 Aug 1940 | Posting from No 9 SFTS for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | G H Gray | 22 Aug 1940 | Equipment Officer, attached to No 935 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G H Gray | 23 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 11 Balloon Centre |
| Flt Lt | H D Thompson | 3 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Sqn Ldr, wef 24 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | Brown | 3 Sep 1940 | Meteorological Officer, ceased to be attached to HQ, No 10 Group |
| Plt Off | B G Dewsbury | 4 Sep 1940 | Assumed duties of Officer i/c, HQ Flight |
| Plt Off | Pointon | 7 Sep 1940 | Attached to No 969 Sqn |
| WO | Fieldhouse | 12 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Wing, RAF Locking |
| Plt Off | A W Geddes | 16 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 959 Sqn for duty as Assistant Adjutant, wef 14 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | Pointon | 18 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 969 Sqn, wef 14 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | Parker | 18 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 969 Sqn, wef 9 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | M W Brown | 18 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from AM Unit for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | C R Pottinger | 19 Sep 1940 | Equipment Officer, arrived on posting No 935 Sqn, wef 1 Aug 1940 |
| Fg Off | F M Wright | 24 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt, wef 19 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | B G Dewsbury | 24 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Fg Off, wef 19 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | C H V Longley | 8 Oct 1940 | Posted to RAF Manby, wef 25 Sep 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | F M Wright | 11 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Temp Flt Lt, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | Macpherson | 21 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Balloon Centre, wef 17 Oct 1940 |
| Act Fg Off | C P Bennett | 27 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, |
| Plt Off | Macpherson | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 904 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J W Buchanan | 30 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | L G Hall | 5 Dec 1940 | Posted to PDC, RAF Uxbridge |
| Act Fg Off | B G Dewsbury | 12 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | S W Hinds | 12 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from MTD, RAF Halton for Medical duties |
Source - No 912 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2243)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 30 Jan 1940 | Personnel proceeding overseas returned to No 5 Balloon Centre |
| 7 Feb 1940 | First advance party departed No 5 Balloon Centre for France |
| 10 Feb 1940 | Squadron convoy departed No 5 Balloon Centre for France |
| 15 Feb 1940 | Main party departed No 5 Balloon Centre for France |
| 16 Feb 1940 | Main party arrived in Boulogne |
| 1 Mar 1940 | HQ, 'A' Flight established at 69 Boulevard Mariette |
| 22 May 1940 | Squadron departed Boulogne for Calais |
| 23 May 1940 | All transport was handed over to the Camp Commandant, Calais and personnel boarded the 'City of Christchurch' and sailed for Southampton |
| 24 May 1940 | Squadron personnel arrived in Southampton, disembarked and departed for RAF Cardington |
| 1 Jun 1940 | Squadron reassembled at RAF Cardington following leave |
| 9 Jun 1940 | 'C' Flight was reformed |
| 11 Jun 1940 | Squadron departed RAF Cardington for Southampton, where it was ordered to remain pending further orders |
| 17 Jun 1940 | Squadron departed Southampton for RAF Cardington, via Hook |
| 17 Jun 1940 | 'C' Flight proceeded to No 7 Balloon Centre, Derby |
| 26 Jun 1940 | Squadron departed RAF Cardington for Brockworth |
| 27 Jun 1940 | Squadron HQ established at 'Hill Crest', Ermine Street, Brockworth |
| 27 Jun 1940 | 'C' Flight arrived at Brockworth from No 7 Balloon Centre, Derby |
| 5 Aug 1940 | Squadron HQ moved from 'Hill Crest', Ermine Street, Brockworth to 'Woodstock', Upton Lane, Barnwood |
| 5 Aug 1940 | 'A' Flight HQ at Golf House, Gloster Aerodrome |
| 5 Aug 1940 | 'B' Flight HQ at 'Hill Crest', Ermine Street, Brockworth |
| 5 Aug 1940 | 'C' Flight HQ at 'Northfield', Brockworth |
Source - No 912 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2243)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
